Well I just need a place to lay my head  Forget the chain that hangs around my neck  These guns are not as heavy as the hearts they defend  I can't wait to get back home where I can find some rest    When I lay down my guns and lift my hands  Surrender to Love and live again  May this desert reach its end where my new life begins  When I lay down my guns and lift my hands    And I have seen the devil in this place  And I lost myself when my friends found the grave  When you're this far from Heaven  It's hard to keep the faith  I'm barely holding on  I can't wait to    Lay down my guns and lift my hands  Surrender to Love and live again  May this desert reach its end where my new life begins  When I lay down my guns and lift my hands    And I'm laying down these burdens  Taking off the weights  And I can't count the miles that I've walked to find my way  To lay down these guns  How I need to lay down these guns    Lay down my guns and lift my hands  Surrender to Love and live again  May this desert reach its end where my new life begins  And I'll abandon my defenses and live to love again  When I lay down my guns and lift my hands    Lay down  Lay down  Lay down my guns